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Why Sequoia Capital is chasing seed deals

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Snigdha Sengupta | 3 Comments

Why India’s biggest VC investor is seeking out and nurturing seed stage startups Sabahat Azim, founder and CEO of Glocal Healthcare, spends most of his waking hours in Sonamukhi, a small town in West Bengal, about 126 kilometers from Kolkata. Sonamukhi is the site for his 18-month old company’s first hospital for non-urban consumers. A general consultation costs Rs 90…

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Making Angel Investing Work

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

Canaan Partners hosted a breakfast roundtable with over 30 angel investors on December 22 in Mumbai. The objective was to brainstorm on constructive ways in which the potentially large angel community in India can engage better with young entrepreneurs. Alok Mittal, general partner, Canaan Partners, sums up the roundtable. Also check out his thoughts on a potential investment structure for…

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Funding Pains at TiE-ISB Connect 2009

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

Early stage or growth, raising capital has been tough for almost all companies since last October. Declining venture capital and private equity investment numbers over the last several months are evidence — see the latest Grant Thornton report here. For startups, especially, raising venture capital is a challenge even in fair weather. Each stage, from seed through Series A and…

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